He cautioned against conspiracy theories, insisting that the matter was about civilians who have overthrown a military dictatorship and not about global geo-political issues.

However, analysts of an opposing view believe that the issue highlights the US interests in oil reserves in the Middle East region which has seen Russia position itself as the America's arch nemesis and friend of the region.

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The additional factor is the growth of the ISS, which threatens both Syria and Iraq, so all of these foreign forces have come out to make it the main reason.

— Na'eem Jeenah, director at Afro Middle East Centre

What's needed is a political solution, there's no military solution except that more people will die.